First copy on the @AP Yabukovych interview http://t.co/Vp2UnNoOt8
— Daniel Sandford (@BBCDanielS) April 2, 2014
MT @HromadskeTV: #Ukraine government planning to auction Yanukovych's fleet of luxury cars in June. (Ukr) pic.twitter.com/P9B5VctyzE
— Chrystyna Lapychak (@chryslap) April 2, 2014
"I did not make any orders to shoot people. Riot police was unarmed," Yanukovych said. #Ukraine
— Ivan Nechepurenko (@INechepurenko) April 2, 2014"I did not make any orders to shoot people. Riot police was unarmed," Yanukovych said. #Ukraine
— Ivan Nechepurenko (@INechepurenko) April 2, 2014
#Yanukovych says all-Ukrainian referendum should be held first, and only after hold presidential elections.
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) April 2, 2014
Every time when you least expect it... Here is Yanukovych giving a live interview. On Dozhd: http://t.co/t9oVskiId2
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) April 2, 2014
Every time when you least expect it... Here is Yanukovych giving a live interview. On Dozhd: http://t.co/t9oVskiId2
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) April 2, 2014
Billboard in Kiev says "Don't buy the aggressor's goods" pic.twitter.com/UARYXNsZP2
— bruce springnote (@BSpringnote) April 2, 2014
In a statement issued on April 2, Russia's Foreign Ministry expressed concern that the Ukrainian government was not holding a public debate on plans to reform the constitution, saying it fears the interests of Ukraine's Russian-speaking community will be ignored.
On April 1, Ukraine's parliament ordered security forces to disarm illegal armed groups and police shut down the Kyiv base of a far-right nationalist group, Right Sector, after three people were injured in a shooting incident.
Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region last month and increased its military presence near Ukraine's eastern border, saying it reserves the right to protect compatriots in Ukraine if they are in danger.
Sogaz is linked to Russian bank Rossiya, which is on the list of companies and individuals subject to U.S. sanctions over Moscow's move to annex Crimea.
Lukashevich said that the bank had "done a disservice" to the U.S. administration, which would "have an impact on the work of the U.S. embassy and consulate in Russia."